A. It is unlawful for any person owning any real estate within the city to permit any livestock to be or remain on such property for a period of more than twenty-four hours and it is likewise unlawful for any person owning, leasing or having possession of any real estate within the city to possess, keep, maintain or permit any livestock to remain upon any such real estate owned, leased or possessed by such person for a period of more than twenty-four hours.
B. Except as provided in Section 6.16.040, there shall be excepted from the application of the provisions of this section the property owned, leased or possessed by any person under the following conditions and circumstances:
1. That the premises upon which such livestock is kept and maintained is more than three hundred feet from the nearest premises occupied for residential or commercial purposes by any other person residing within the city or if such livestock is maintained on pasture or other grazing land where the major portion of the acreage of such grazing tract be located more than three hundred feet from the nearest occupied premises;
2. That the premises upon which such livestock are kept or maintained are securely fenced so that such livestock will not escape therefrom;
3. That the premises is kept and maintained in a clean and wholesome manner as not to endanger the health of the inhabitants of the city and become noxious, offensive or a nuisance;
4. That Chinese or Vietnamese miniature potbellied pigs may be kept as pets, but only on the following conditions:
a. Potbellied pigs shall be annually licensed and shall pay the annual license fee required for cats and dogs within the city.
b. No household shall have more than two potbellied pigs at any given time.
c. No breeding shall occur for sale, resale or for any other purposes.
d. No sale or resale of the potbellied pigs shall occur.
e. The pigs shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
f. The pigs shall be kept indoors or in a well fenced area.
g. Each potbellied pig be registered with the potbellied pig registry or other appropriate registry.
C. In the event the city commission, by resolution, either upon its own motion or petition filed by any interested person, determines that any of the above conditions have not been fully complied with at all times, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or possess any livestock upon such premises and the decision of the city commission shall be final. (Ord. 385, 1994; Ord. 382, 1994; prior code § 10-2-2)